Need Your Best Pic of Petro Production

[M.D. Holloway]

So I've authored another book. This is on environmental considerations petroleum production. I need a really cool pic (high res) of something relating to such. I don't want to use a dead bird or mucky water. I am looking for a shot of a refinery or pipeline that is very cool and not something I could obtain from a photo website catalogue.

I know I am opening myself up for all sorts of silliness from some of you. So be it, get it out of your system. Ha ha, we will all laugh and think of how witty you are and how much fun you would be at a party...bla bla bla. But for those of your that are interested and willing to produce something serious...

Lets see what ya got. If selected you will receive a free book as well as being sited as the contributor to the cover. Think of the glory!

[Arizona_928]

Have any drill rigs local? The larger ones are quite impressive.

[rusnak]

There is the collection of crude oil, and then the production of refined fuel. Which are you referring to?

[Paul T]

I have a series of vials (about 20 i think) from Sunoco that shows the various levels of refinement from crude all the way to kerosene, #2 fuel oil, gasoline, etc. Can go grab a pic if interested? My family had a small fuel oil business a long time ago and the rep used to hand these out I guess. It has to be 50-60 yrs old.

[unclebilly]

I have lots of frac and intervention pics...

[Noah930]

Environment and petroleum production? Out by Bakersfield there are oil wells next to/in the middle of farmland. As in, the oil wells seem to rise out from the surrounding crops/orchards.

[1990C4S]

My google search of 'lubricated drilling' turned up nothing for you.

But I have a few more sites bookmarked.

[M.D. Holloway]

Originally Posted by rusnak

There is the collection of crude oil, and then the production of refined fuel. Which are you referring to?

either works

[M.D. Holloway]

Originally Posted by Noah930

Environment and petroleum production? Out by Bakersfield there are oil wells next to/in the middle of farmland. As in, the oil wells seem to rise out from the surrounding crops/orchards.

that would be cool

[Noah930]

I'm out there next week. Will try to snap a couple pics/test shots to see if it's what you have in mind.

[sammyg2]

Here are a few of my favorites:











I have a few questions if you don't mind:

You wrote a book on environmental considerations petroleum production.
That doesn't make a whole lot of sense, could you elaborate?

When you mention petroleum production, are you talking about pulling crude oil out of the ground or refining it into finished products?
TIA

[unclebilly]

I have thousands of pics I have taken all over the world...

Here are a few from Canada...









Texas Frac...

Me checking out our US ops not long after we bought them:









My son @ 3... future roughneck (or oilfield inventor like dad)




Me infront of one of our frac pumps in Russia - yup, that's a real AK47...




That will have to do for now.

[rusnak]

As an aside, there is an excellent documentary based on the Daniel Yergin book called "The Prize", which is about the global quest for oil. Narrated by Donald Sutherland. Excellent. I think someone put it on Youtube in 12 parts.

Weren't there oil rigs in Santa Barbara not long ago? I remember them actually pumping oil right out of the ocean on stilts. That seems almost unthinkable today.

[sammyg2]

Santa Barbara has oil seeps where the oil squeezes out of the ground like a black natural spring.
Most are under the ocean but a few are on land.

But since they are natural, the pin-head enviro-geeks say DON'T TOUCH THEM.
yet if a person or company were responsible for dropping an ounce of the same oil in the same spot they'd be seeking the death penalty.

More oil has seeped naturally from the ocean floor in the Santa Barbara area than all the man-made spills in history.

But ..get this ... nature says that's OK.
There are naturally occurring microbes that eat the oil, cleaning it up.
Crude oil is part of the Santa Barbara channel eco-system.

[Amail]

This one is yours truly.

[rusnak]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

the pin-head enviro-geeks say DON'T TOUCH THEM.

This is why it seems production off the coast of Santa Barbara seems unthinkable today. Never mind that tarballs wash up on shore.

Believe me, I'm more supportive of the local production and refining of oil than you can possibly be, even though that may seem unthinkable as well.

[scottmandue]

Huntington Beach Ca.

[M.D. Holloway]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

I have a few questions if you don't mind:

You wrote a book on environmental considerations petroleum production.
That doesn't make a whole lot of sense, could you elaborate?

When you mention petroleum production, are you talking about pulling crude oil out of the ground or refining it into finished products?
TIA

From well development, through crude / gas harvest to refining of the product. The potential and actual environmental hazards that have or may occur.

[scottmandue]

I know these are not what you are looking for but I find the pictures of the wells on the beach fascinating... today this is a very popular surfing spot:

[M.D. Holloway]

And before any of you think I have written a book on how bad petro is and that its the devils blood consider this...on March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez spilled over 30,000,000 gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound, Alaska when it ran into a reef. The spill is considered to be one of the most devastating environmental disasters. The reason for the spill was due to crew deployment mistakes and failed collision avoidance systems.

On April 20, 2010, the Deep Water Horizon experienced a wellhead blowout resulting in an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico considered to be the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. The accident claimed 11 souls and countless marine animals and wasted an estimated 1,960,000,000 gallons of crude oil. According to a federal commission, the reason for the failure was attributed to defective cement curing of the well.

The incidents have been burned into our collective memories and will be forever used as examples of just how important safety and environmental aspects are in the petroleum industry. Surprisingly, these disasters are not the most devastating environmental incidents that have occurred in the past 100 years. In fact, they don’t even rank in the top ten.

Consider the Baia Mare Cyanide spill which occurred in Romania on January 30, 2000 which killed over 100 people and contaminated millions of gallons of water.

Consider the methyl isocyanate chemical leak in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India on the night of December 2-3, 1984. The accident claimed 2,259 casualties crippling Union Carbide Corporation.

We all remember Love Canal, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima. All were considerable disasters as well yet if you combine all these tragedies, they still do not equal the environmental and human toll that the Great Smog of 1952 took. How many of us have heard of the Great Smog of 52?

On December 5, 1952, in London, England, a combination of cold temperatures, lack of wind and increased particulate pollution due to increased coal burning produced a heavy blanket of smog pollution that covered London for 4 days. It was determined that 12,000 people had died prematurely and 200,000 more were made ill because of the smog's effects. In 1956, the Clean Air Act was put into effect due to the Great Smog of 52. It was only after this catastrophe occurred was action taken.

What if we were to put safeguards in place prior to an incident? That is exactly what the petroleum industry has done. Yes bad things happen but bad things happen in all industries and if you consider the potential for these bad things to happen the petro industry is one of the high margin players but surprisingly there are far less incidents then you would think due to the safeguards put in place.

The book dispels myth and provides truth about the industry that is responsible for all other industries.